Introduction to The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

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The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an Open Source Graphic Editing Program. Although it’s not as powerful as Adobe Photoshop, it has one very big advantage over Photoshop – price. Photoshop CS5, the latest and greatest version, is retailing at $500+ American Dollars whereas The GIMP is FREE
So, if it’s not as good as Photoshop, what good is it? It is said that a picture is worth 1,000 words so…
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